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G. T. S. SPOKES.

CURTAIN ROD BRACKET CONNECTION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, ms.

1,195,409. PatentedAug.22,1916.

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UNITED @TATES PATENT @FFICE.

GEGRGE 'I'. S. SPOKES, OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO H. L. JUDD COMPANY, OF NE'W YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW' YORK.

CURTAIN-ROD-BEACKET CONNECTION.

Application filed. May 24, 1916.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon T. S. Sroxns, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at IVallingford, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Rod- Bracket Connection, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and improved curtain rod bracket connection in which I provide certain unique features of construction whereby the curtain rod proper may be quickly and securely attached and detached.

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan view partly in section. Fig. 2 illustrates a side and end elevation of one bracket. Fig. 8 illustrates an end and side elevation of a bracket of modified form. F i e. 4 and 5 are side elevations of other modifications.

1 represents the window or other casing to which the brackets are attached, one bracket being used for each end of the rod. In this particular instance two curtain rods are shown and both brackets are of the dew ble type.

23 represent curtain rods. The ends of each of these rods are curved or extended back so as to be substantially parallel. The ends of the rod 3 are longer than the ends of the rod 2 so that when the rods are in place, one will stand in advance of the other. A description of one of the double brackets will sufiice for both.

4: represents the base of the bracket.

56 are red carrying side arms substantially parallel. These side arms are provided with suitable pivots 7-8 respectively, said pivots projecting laterally therefrom. In the form of lrackets shown in Figs. 1 and 2 these pivots are near the outer ends of the side arms 56. Intermediate the length of the side arms 5-6 are hook-over extensions or lips 910 located preferably somewhat above the pivot points 7-S and constituting rod supports. The rod 2 is provided with a transverse passage near its end which may be slipped over the pivot 7 by a lateral movement. The rod may then be turned on said pivot so as to throw the end up into en agement with the rod support 9, whereupon the rod will stand out at right angles to the wall and be held securely in that position by the aforesaid means. The rod 3 is also provided with a transverse passage to fit over the pivot 8 so that its Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented An 22, 1916. Serial No. eases.

end in turn may be swung into engagement with the support 10. These supporting members 9-10 may be suitably formed to yieldingly clip on to the rod if desired, to thus frictionally hold the rods against bemg swung into the disengaging position and against being freed from their pivots. The bracket for the opposite ends of the rods 23 may be constructed substantially the same as the one just described and may of course be made either right or left.

In Fig. 1, I have shown the right hand end of the rod 3 as broken off to illustrate in full lines the pivot upon which it is mounted. The cross sectional shape of the rod may be varied as desired, and it may be extensible or non-extensible, the extensible form being shown. Each bracket may have either two side arms 56 as shown 01' only one, as shown in Figs. 3 to 5.

In the end view of Fig. 2 I have shown the supports 9 and 10 curved to slightly more than half a circle so as to secure the gripping effect on the rods.

In F ig. 3 I have shown a bracket with a single arm, 4 representing the base, F' the side arm, 7 the pivot and 9 the inverted U-shaped member. In this modification a spring tongue 11 is formed at the end of the member 9 and in this case likewise the pivot 7 is formed integrally with the bar 5 by rolling the metal as shown in the right hand view of Fig. 3. A

In Fig, 4 I have shown a modification in which the position of the pivot and rod support is reversed from that shown in the previous figure, that is to say, the pivot 7" located intermediate the length of the side arm 5 and the support 9" is located at the outer end of said side arm so that when the curtain rod is attached as shown in dotted lines the end of the rod is provided with a. transverse passage to slip over the pivot 7" while the edge of the rod is supported from underneath by the part 9* which is preferably U-shaped.

In Fig. 5 the only modification in the bracket is that the pivot 7 and the support 9* are arranged on the opposite side of the side arm from that shown in Fig. d.

It should be understood that curtain rods are made of different cross section. In Fig. 1 the cross section of each rod is round and the same is preferably of the telescopic extensible type, although of course this is immaterial to my invention. In Figs. 2 and 4t I have shown the rod of the relatively flattened type with the edges rolled over but not closed together.

lVhile I have shown and described my invention in certain preferred forms, it is obvious that as to the particular construction and arrangement of specific details, I comprehend that various changes may be made, my purpose being to cover broadly means for securing curtain rods in place by the combination of a lateral and a swinging movement.

What I claim is:

1. In a curtain rod bracket, a base having a. rod carrying arm, a laterally projecting pivot carried thereby and a laterally projecting rod support carried thereby but at a different distance from the base than said pivot, said pivot and lateral support cooperating to engage and hold a rod.

2. In a curtain rod bracket, a base having a rod carrying arm, a laterally projecting pivot carried thereby and a laterally projecting rod support carried thereby but at a different distance from the base than said pivot, said pivot and lateral support cooperating to engage and hold a rod, one of said parts being arranged to frictionally engage with said rod.

3. In a curtain rod bracket, a base having a rod carrying arm, a laterally projecting pivot carried thereby and a laterally projecting rod support carried thereby but at a different distance from the base than said pivot, said pivot and lateral support cooperating to engage and hold a rod, said laterally projecting support having a spring clip portion.

l. In a curtain rod bracket, a base, a rod carrying arm, a laterally projecting pivot integrally formed therewith, a laterally projecting rod support carried by said arm at a different distance from the base than said pivot and on the same side of said arm with said pivot.

5. In a curtain rod bracket, a base, a rod carrying arm, a pivot projecting laterally from said arm, an integral rod support 011 said arm arranged at a diil'erent distance from said base than said pivot.

6. In a curtain rod bracket, a base, a rod carrying arm, a. pivot projecting laterally from said arm, an integral rod support on said arm arranged at a difierent distance from said base than said pivot, one of said parts being constructed to frictionally engage the rod.

7. In combination, a curtain rod bracket and a curtain rod, means for operatively connecting and disconnecting said rod from said bracketincluding a pivot on which said rod may be placed by a lateral movement thereof, and a support against which said rod may be engaged by a swinging movement thereof.

- S. In combination, a curtain rod bracket and a curtain rod, means for operatively connecting and disconnecting said rod from said bracket including a pivot on which said rod may be placed by a lateral movement thereof, and a support against which said rod may be engaged by a swinging movement thereof, with means for preventing the lateral displacement of said rod on said pivot when said rod is in operative position.

9. In a curtain rod bracket, a base, an arm projecting from eachedge of said base, a pivot stud projecting laterally from each arm, and a support projecting from each arm at a. different distance from the base than its pivot stud.

10. In combination, two brackets each comprising a base, an arm projecting therefrom, a pivot stud projecting from said arm and a support projecting from said arm at a different distance from said base than said stud and a curtain rod having recessed ends projecting at substantially right angles to engage said studs and said supports.

11. In combination, a curtain rod having its ends extending at substantially right angles to its main central portion, and provided with recesses, stationary pivot studs adapted to be fitted in said recesses and stationary supports located adjacent said studs for cooperating with the ends of said rod to support the same.

12. In combination, two parallel curtain rods having their ends extending at substantially right angles to their main body portions, pivot studs for said ends, and supports located adjacent said studs for engag ing the ends of said rods adjacent said studs.

GEORGE T. S. SPOKES.

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